Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, is when you drink more water than your body can process. Drinking too much water by accident is difficult, but it can happen, usually from ...

Doctors call this water intoxication and it's a big problem. Now, most of your cells can handle the swelling to a degree since soft, flexible tissue like fat and muscle can stretch. But for the ...

The family of Sean O’Donnell (59) has settled a court action over his death at St Vincent’s University Hospital ...

Sean O'Donnell went to hospital for a straightforward day procedure and was 'unfortunately encouraged and advised to drink ...

as this leads to hyponatremia or water intoxication. However, for children or adults involved in high-intensity training, this limit will vary. Our kidneys can only process a litre of fluid per ...

By this point, you have a dangerous case of water intoxication, which affects roughly 200,000 Americans each year. It occurs when your brain cells swell, which builds up pressure inside your skull.

A dad who went into hospital for a straightforward day procedure died of water intoxication after drinking excessive amounts of water, a court has heard. Sean O’Donnell's family have settled a ...

The man had recently left hospital and was encouraged to drink lots of fluids before dying after suffering from water ...

Guzzling down too much water can lead to water intoxication – and that can have some pretty nasty effects. Water intoxication is a rare condition caused by drinking too much water, to the point ...

A father of three who went into hospital for a straightforward day procedure died of water intoxication after drinking excessive amounts of water, the High Court has heard. The family of 59-year ...